I am often asked by developer clients, ‘what is a wayleave?’. Commonly land owners and developers will come across this term when dealing with utilities that cross their land. Essentially a wayleave is a personal licence between two parties where the grantor provides rights for the grantee to access their land in order to carry […]

When landowners and developers establish that there is an easement in place for utilities on their land, their initial assumption is often that the beneficiary of that easement has the right to do whatever they have proposed. However, this is not always the case. Far too often we see landowners agreeing to allow utilities companies […]

At a recent event hosted by Insider Media West Midlands, two panels explored property development and large infrastructure projects in the West Midlands from both public and private sector perspectives. Our Managing Director Jon Stott sat on the private sector panel, representing Gateley Hamer and the real estate advisory services offered by the Gateley Group […]

The second commencement regulations relating to the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017 were published last Thursday, bringing various provisions of the Act in to force on Friday 22 September. The provisions brought in to force are: Section 26(8)(b) – A consequential amendment to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to take account of the fact that […]

The cost of HS2 could well rise beyond current predictions due to a “property inertia” on the northern section of the route which is set to cost millions more than needed. Land and property holders in the major cities affected by the second half of HS2 have signalled their willingness to sell their assets to […]

Edward Jones, our Head of Easements & Wayleaves, gives his views on what the Conservative minority government’s policy might look like in terms of UK housing and infrastructure and his thoughts on the appointment of Alok Sharma for Minister of State for Housing and Planning. For further developments on housing and infrastructure, subscribe below:

Specialist property consultancy, Gateley Hamer, has expanded its team in Birmingham with the appointment of Edward Jones, new Head of Easements & Wayleaves and Surveyor Camilla Horsfall. Edward joins from Carter Jonas where he was an associate partner for two years. Prior to that he worked for Dalcour Maclaren and Savills, specialising in utilities and […]

HS2 has finally received Royal Assent this week and the impending commencement of works could cause a ‘scramble’ for business properties in the Birmingham region, according to an expert on the new line.

Just 1,185 days after the hybrid Bill was first published it has finally received Royal Assent. Our team has been involved every step of the way, negotiating assurances and agreements on behalf of clients, giving evidence to select committees and working hard to obtain certainty for the various businesses that we represent.

The Government will not be able to claw back any of the £55bn projected costs on HS2 through regeneration opportunities created by the scheme, following a decision by MPs. Jonathan Stott, Managing Director of Gateley Hamer with significant experience working for businesses affected by HS2, said MPs has rubber-stamped changes recently proposed by the House […]